Re: Will anti-Berkeley boycotts affect BSD Unix?
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Best Software Distribution Brightest Sunshiny Day On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Alex Libman <[hidden email]> wrote: > My Fellow BSD Users & Advocates: > > In light of the recent violent faculty-supported anti-free-speech riots at > UC Berkeley, the archaic namesake of BSD Unix, I would like to once again > revisit the question that I've posed in a less serious tone six years ago: > > WHAT *SHOULD* THE B IN BSD STAND FOR? > > http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-advocacy&m=129750891811408&w=2 > > The history of the BSD Unix ecosystem, stretching from the late 1960s to > the present day, involves contributions from many different universities, > companies, non-profit organizations, and individuals from all over the > world. Why should just one (particularly controversial and divisive) > university get perpetual free advertising for all eternity at the expense > of every other individual and institution? > > I propose that the name BSD should be thought of as a recursive acronym > (like GNU) for "BSD Software Distribution". The B in BSD could also stand > for Beastie, Bell Labs (to which it has a more forthright connection than > Linux), etc, etc, etc... > > This need not be a formal decision by any BSD variant's foundation, BDFL, > etc - just a preference of some members of the BSD community. > > Long live the BSD Software Distribution! > > Peace out. > _______________________________________________ > [hidden email] mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[hidden email] > " |
Re: Will anti-Berkeley boycotts affect BSD Unix?
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Alex,
This is BS. The violence was created by Black Bloc, UC had nothing to do with it. The talk was canceled because the entire situation was unsafe. I'd you have any questions or would like clarification please reach out. Sent from my Nexus 6. Big Sister is indexing you. On Feb 3, 2017 1:10 PM, "Joe Nosay" <[hidden email]> wrote: BSD Best Software Distribution Brightest Sunshiny Day On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Alex Libman <[hidden email]> wrote: > My Fellow BSD Users & Advocates: > > In light of the recent violent faculty-supported anti-free-speech riots at > UC Berkeley, the archaic namesake of BSD Unix, I would like to once again > revisit the question that I've posed in a less serious tone six years ago: > > WHAT *SHOULD* THE B IN BSD STAND FOR? > > http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-advocacy&m=129750891811408&w=2 > > The history of the BSD Unix ecosystem, stretching from the late 1960s to > the present day, involves contributions from many different universities, > companies, non-profit organizations, and individuals from all over the > world. Why should just one (particularly controversial and divisive) > university get perpetual free advertising for all eternity at the expense > of every other individual and institution? > > I propose that the name BSD should be thought of as a recursive acronym > (like GNU) for "BSD Software Distribution". The B in BSD could also stand > for Beastie, Bell Labs (to which it has a more forthright connection than > Linux), etc, etc, etc... > > This need not be a formal decision by any BSD variant's foundation, BDFL, > etc - just a preference of some members of the BSD community. > > Long live the BSD Software Distribution! > > Peace out. > _______________________________________________ > [hidden email] mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[hidden email] > " |
Re: Will anti-Berkeley boycotts affect BSD Unix?
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I am not here to start a general political debate. Â I am not a Trumpsupporter
nor a Clinton supporter, and I have a very long history ofusing and advocating BSD Unix since the 90s. The question is: if you had started with a blank slate, choosing aname for a Unix OS that gets contributions from all over the world,would you name it after that university - or any one university? Calling BSD "BSD Software Distribution" is just more appropriate,more politically neutral, and more inclusive.  03.02.2017, 16:15, "Geoff White" <[hidden email]>: Alex,This is BS. The violence was created by Black Bloc, UC had nothing to do with it. The talk was canceled because the entire situation was unsafe. I'd you have any questions or would like clarification please reach out.  Sent from my Nexus 6. Big Sister is indexing you. On Feb 3, 2017 1:10 PM, "Joe Nosay" <[hidden email]> wrote: BSD  Best Software Distribution Brightest Sunshiny Day On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 3:51 PM, Alex Libman <[hidden email]> wrote: > My Fellow BSD Users & Advocates: > > In light of the recent violent faculty-supported anti-free-speech riots at > UC Berkeley, the archaic namesake of BSD Unix, I would like to once again > revisit the question that I've posed in a less serious tone six years ago: > > WHAT *SHOULD* THE B IN BSD STAND FOR? > > http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-advocacy&m=129750891811408&w=2 > > The history of the BSD Unix ecosystem, stretching from the late 1960s to > the present day, involves contributions from many different universities, > companies, non-profit organizations, and individuals from all over the > world. Why should just one (particularly controversial and divisive) > university get perpetual free advertising for all eternity at the expense > of every other individual and institution? > > I propose that the name BSD should be thought of as a recursive acronym > (like GNU) for "BSD Software Distribution". The B in BSD could also stand > for Beastie, Bell Labs (to which it has a more forthright connection than > Linux), etc, etc, etc... > > This need not be a formal decision by any BSD variant's foundation, BDFL, > etc - just a preference of some members of the BSD community. > > Long live the BSD Software Distribution! > > Peace out. > _______________________________________________ > [hidden email] mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[hidden email] > "  |
Re: Will anti-Berkeley boycotts affect BSD Unix?
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The B in BSD should and always stand for Berkeley. Political and social ideas
do not affect historical software naming conventions. Sent from my iPhone Rebecca L. Page > On Feb 3, 2017, at 4:46 PM, Alex Libman <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > _______________________________________________ > [hidden email] mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-advocacy > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[hidden email]" |
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